Loxton show they’ve got the goods

May 4, 2009 by Leave a Comment

By Nick Kossatch Loxton’s Peter Smith kicked five goals to help his side to an upset four-goal win against Waikerie in the Headspace third round of South Australia’s Riverland footy league. The Tigers began in blazing fashion, skipper Leigh Kruger and Braden Smith setting the tone. Centreman Kruger helped set up youngster Jackson Fielke for [Read more]

The ‘Hoff’ Feasts on Wests

April 30, 2009 by Leave a Comment

by Nick Kossatch THE Riverland Superdogs may have lost the rugged Paul ‘Weeds Cupcake’ Matthews (knee soreness) and Nick ‘Kossy’ Kossatch (Power barracking commitments) but it did not stop them from winning their first game against Wests at Berri Oval on Sunday. It was a keenly fought contest and club president Lance ‘Buckets’ Gum suffered [Read more]

Bloods whip Storm in Tannery wind

April 27, 2009 by Leave a Comment

By Richard Jones SOUTH Bendigo retained its unbeaten 2009 Bendigo Bank Bendigo Football League record with a 70-point win over Strathfieldsaye at the Tannery Lane Oval on Sunday. Inspired by midfielders Shaun Bergin, Brady Childs, Neville Clark and Dujon Fuzzard the Bloods had the four premiership points in the bag by early in the second [Read more]

Selfe Sacrifices for Barmera-Monash against Berri in Round 2 of the Riverland Football League

April 27, 2009 by Leave a Comment

by Nick Kossatch Barmera-Monash produced a superb brand of wet-weather football to demolish Berri by 45 points at rain-soaked Berri Oval in Round 2 of RFL on Anzac Day. They set the ascendancy early via the likes of the classy rover Jack Selfe and fellow on-ballers Lauchlan Middleton and Brad Broughton. Veteran ruckman-forward Robert Price [Read more]

In and outs of early Bendigo football

April 22, 2009 by 1 Comment

By Richard Jones In the early years of the twentieth century two of the Bendigo Football League’s present-day power clubs dominated. South Bendigo and Eaglehawk took it in turns to snare what was called “the premiership of the district” in the Bendigo Football Association. For a number of seasons no finals were played; clubs that [Read more]

Broken Hill Outmine the Superdogs by Nick Kossatch

April 6, 2009 by Leave a Comment

THE Riverland Superdogs ventured off to Broken Hill for their round one clash against the Masters Australian Over 35’s competition newcomers. Saturday’s twilight fixture was a success for the Silver City-siders as they overran the Dogs in the last quarter by 10 points. Canadian recruit Steve ‘The Puck’ Deighton unfortunately strained his driver in his [Read more]